Katarina, At 11:56 AM 10/2/99 -0700, you wrote: >Hi James, forgive my ignorance but does this mean that getting body oils on >the electrodes will prevent the cs from forming? I didn't realize that it >was important not to get fingerprints on the electrodes. Could you explain >more?
At some point, someone on this list mentioned that your skin is a source of salt. when you touch the electrodes or the inside of your batch jar, you may well be introducing salt into the process. As you know from the CS literature in print and on the web, it's generally not recommended to add salt. I think this is because it forms silver chloride, but someone who is more chemically minded than me can explain it better. All I know is that I can definitely tell the difference when I touch things before the CS process. I try not to any more! cheers, Steve King -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
